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Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese façanna, from Old Spanish fazaña,[1] of disputed origin. Suggested derivations include:
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɐɲɐ, (Brazil) -ɐ̃ɲɐ
- Hyphenation: fa‧ça‧nha
Noun
façanha f (plural façanhas)
- feat, achievement; deed (rare or difficult accomplishment)
- Synonyms: feito, proeza
- prowess (distinguished bravery or courage)
- Synonym: proeza
References
- ^ Antenor Nascentes (1955) “façanha”, in Dicionário etimológico da língua portuguesa (in Portuguese), 2nd edition, volume I, Rio de Janeiro: Livraria Acadêmica, page 245, column 1
- ^ “hazaña”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28
- ^ Meyer-Lübke, Wilhelm (1911) “façanha”, in Romanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German)
- ^ Nascentes, citing the Diccionario de la lengua castellana por la Real Academia Española, 15th edition (1925)
- ^ Nascentes, citing Francisco Adolfo Coelho, Dicionário manual etimológico da língua portuguesa (1890)
- ^ Nascentes, citing A. A. Cortesão, Subsídios para um dicionário completo (histórico-etimológico) da língua portuguesa (1900)